In the Key of the Universe

In the Key of the Universe is a studio album by Joey DeFrancesco, released March 1, 2019.[2] The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.[4]

In the Key of the Universe
Studio album by
Joey DeFrancesco
ReleasedMarch 1, 2019
StudioTempest Recording, Tempe, AZ[1]
GenreJazz[2]
Length58:27
LabelMack Avenue[1]
ProducerJoey DeFrancesco, Gloria DeFrancesco[3]

Reception
In the Key of the Universe ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[5]

All About Jazz's Chris Mosey called In the Key of the Universe "an important, even historic album" for featuring Pharoah Sanders' "return from oblivion", and that without Sanders, "the album would be just one more round of Hammond organ tunes that adhere to DeFrancesco's dictum 'I just like to swing.'"[1] AllMusic's Matt Collar said that "While DeFrancesco has always played with an earthy soulfulness, on In the Key of the Universe he elevates that soulfulness to a divine musical plane."[2] DownBeat's Jim Macnie says "there's an exquisite flow to the entire program."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joey DeFrancesco. All tracks are produced by Joey and Gloria DeFrancesco.

In the Key of the Universe track listing[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Inner Being"5:18
2."Vibrations in Blue"6:42
3."Awake and Blissed"3:01
4."It Swung Wide Open"3:54
5."In the Key of the Universe"5:05
6."The Creator Has a Master Plan"11:00
7."And So It Is"7:52
8."Soul Perspective"5:30
9."A Path Through the Noise"4:47
10."Easier to Be"5:14
Total length:58:27

Personnel

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References
  1. Mosey, Chris (February 10, 2019). "Joey DeFrancesco: In the Key of the Universe album review". All About Jazz. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. Collar, Matt. "In the Key of the Universe - Joey DeFrancesco". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. "In the Key of the Universe". Spotify. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  4. "Joey DeFrancesco | Artist". Grammy Awards. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  5. Macnie, Jim. "Joey DeFrancesco In the Key of the Universe". DownBeat. Retrieved September 11, 2021.


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